As of 8/30/2025, these are all the default iPadOS actions that are either missing or exclusive to that OS, in Apple’s Shortcuts. Organized by category.
I did my best to adjust descriptions for better uniformity, so most of these will read differently in Shortcuts itself.
iPadOS Exclusive Controls Actions:
- Set Stage Manager: Toggles the state of Stage Manager.
- Can be found in the Display section of the Controls category.
Device Actions Missing on iPadOS:
- Vibrate Device: Vibrates the device for a short amount of time.
- Can be found in the Notification section of the Device category on an iPhone.
Location Actions Missing on iPadOS:
- Get Parked Car Location: Fetches the details of your Parked Car, as stored in the Maps app.
- Get Details of Parked Car: Gets a specific piece of information from the parked cars passed into the action.
- Set Parked Car: Saves details of your Parked Car in the Maps app.
These actions can be found in the Parked Car section of the Location category on an iPhone.
Conclusion
You can view all of this yourself directly in shortcuts, by tapping on the information icon on the right end of each action in the gallery, or by tapping the icon on the left end of each action, and selecting Show Info from the menu that pops up.
I hope this list of default iPadOS actions for Shortcuts provided you with what you were looking for. If you have any feedback, please leave a comment.
Credits
- Apple – The Featured Image, and Action descriptions.
